Rishi Sunak's Rwanda legislation has survived its first Commons test as MPs backed the bill at its second reading. The prime minister is battling to salvage his embattled Rwanda asylum plan and deliver on his pledge to "stop the boats". The goal is to ensure thosenot entering the...
According to 2019 figures, Rwanda’s parliament has over 60% women MPs. Go Rwanda! OK, let’s remind ourselves of today’s vocabulary. Georgina Of course. To stand is the verb we use when someone is a candidate in an election – when someone stands for election you can vote for them....
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While the majority of members seem relatively content with the balance of being in the bloc without having the Queen as head of state, the Commonwealth's own self-declared dedication to democracy means each of its members remains able to vote itself out if that i...
His opponents in the more China-friendly Kuomintang (KMT) party have warned that a victory for him would lead to war with Beijing. Around the time of the vote and potential Lai victory, expect a strong reaction from China. Share This is a modal window. ...
In this post, I want to work out what's going on with the Republican party so I (and hopefully you) have a stronger foundation to stand on, as we navigate and reconcile the chaos. America is in a rough spot, right now. We're polarized and bitter. We're broken and contemptuous. So...
The UK's controversial Rwanda policy How solar power helps bees Was that really Michael Rosen's first job? The campaign, which follows a similar multipronged approach to funding for aid to Ukraine, opened on Tuesday. The U.N. plan is to transfer the 1.1 million b...
I also have a post about the East Africa Tourist Visa and a post on Rwanda’s visa on arrival. Any feedback or questions about Ugandan tourist visas? Feel free to contact the muzungu or share in the comments below. Thanks to everyone who has shared their visa application experiences!
Rwanda bill rebellion takes heavy toll on Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak secures win in Rwanda asylum vote Why does it matter if a PM lies to Parliament? The new ‘government by diktat’ bypasses parliament altogether Boris Johnson must heed the furore around standards ...
Second, it is yet another very bad by-election performance for Reform. The party didworsein this by-election (1,968 votes, 6 per cent of the vote) than it did in its old-money Brexit party guise in the 2019 election. That would cheer me up a bit if I were a Conservative MP, tho...